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Pseudo-dihedral Angles in Proteins Providing a New Description of the Ramachandran Map

  • Wagner Da Rocha
  • , Carlile Lavor
  • , Leo Liberti
  • , Thérèse E. Malliavin
  • Nancy Université
  • Laboratoire d'Informatique (LIX)
  • University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

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Abstract

Since the first years of structural biology, the Ramachandran map has provided a simple definition of the curvilinear geometry of the protein backbone. Its definition is mainly based on the values of the dihedral angles ϕ and ψ measured between the heavy atoms of the protein backbone. Discontinuities in angle values are observed, particularly in the region of the β -strand secondary structure. We introduce new pseudo-dihedral angles involving hydrogen positions instead of some of the positions of the heavy atoms. We determine simple relationships between the old and new dihedral angles. We show that combining the old and new parameters allows us to overcome the discontinuity problem encountered in the Ramachandran map.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGeometric Science of Information - 6th International Conference, GSI 2023, Proceedings
EditorsFrank Nielsen, Frédéric Barbaresco
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages511-519
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783031382987
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2023
EventThe 6th International Conference on Geometric Science of Information, GSI 2023 - St. Malo, France
Duration: 30 Aug 20231 Sept 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume14072 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceThe 6th International Conference on Geometric Science of Information, GSI 2023
Country/TerritoryFrance
CitySt. Malo
Period30/08/231/09/23

Keywords

  • Ramachandran map
  • interval Branch-and-Prune
  • pseudo-dihedral angles

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